Gould v. State

OPINION

RABINO WITZ, Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth P. Gould, was found guilty after trial by jury of armed robbery in violation of AS 11.15.2401 and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 12 years. We have concluded that Gould’s conviction must be set aside, and the case remanded for a new trial.

On April 24, 1976, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Dixie Gipe was working as a sales clerk in the Phase I clothing store located in Anchorage, Alaska. A white male entered and Ms. Gipe asked if she could help him. After he was shown to a display of Levi jackets, he approached the cashier’s counter,…